New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-20
SUNDAY EDITION.
MARCH 20, 1887.
sumption that cleary is guilty, wouldn't youi" whab

sumption that Ceary Is guilty wouldn't your Whas
else can be say than yes
And having that presumption at the stsrt 90 ~
to say that you could listen to our evidence =
iupsrtialy as you would to the pcsplosf Migntny
your presumption Of guilt affect your Judgment q
Now, the average witness doesn't want to ssrvsy
anyhow. Unless he Is extremely high minded, con-
scentious and clesrheaded he slides into Mr. Shafore
might not unconscis usIy effect him. In this way
the defence has disqualified dozens OF fair-mindeds
competent men who didn't think it worth their While
to eft there and be hammered to pieces and have their
minds fdrned inside out.
And then the defence have the cheek to claim that
they can't 1et sir jury. They might succeed better
The pugnacious Juror is funny feos. One Of
them turned up last week. and Mr.. Shafer soothIngy
pouring oil upon q red hot individuality. His expan.
sive front beams with good humor. an.
"NOw, sir" he says in dulcet, winning tones, ~
you were sworn juror in this case you would take
sNo, SIR" Indignantly replies the pugpacious man.
Mr.. Shafcr Grams his mustache in his mouth %
choke back his rising emotions grows aarningiy req
Ia the face. and finally roars out laugh, which ne
ends IN an apoogetica cough 40,
A Juror was excused during the week VINO said No
sold goods to ten OF the Aldermen.
What's YOU business ." asked Mr.. Nicoll.
Bottles I! was the answer.
Skater would do when he got his turn ct fugran ana
Duffy. They are both abominably base metal bus
trace OF s.nsibility LETT. There was method in
Shnfers approach. He started In with FuIlgraff Vi
full tile determined to smash him nat by sheer force
With Duty he was more cunning. lie meant 70 ReS
something out of Duffy first and then smasb him. 10
Fullgras case he ssnally tailed In Dua,'s he par
tially succeeded He from his seat aud advanced
slowly toward Full. ra. his big Dutch mustache br:t
hing savagely his gray eyes gIarng. his brows KNIT
his cheeks blown with passion, and raned scorns
odium aud contempt down upon the poor wretch WITH
OUT mercy He pounded the desk before him. be reared
his questions like vocal cyclone, he whired lna
scorpion whip in the air till II fairly hisssd WITH sco,n
before he let ir descend upon Fullgrss crngng back
But the nformer had braced himself we'll to meet the
tempest lie knew 1t was coming, and neither nog'
gng taunt could break his story ON the contrary
once In a while he struck back aud when he did the
blow told.
1t is great misfortune that the spectacle enacted in
the courtroom Friday could not be witnessed Dy
ever honest voter OF New-iork Ii would mean
thousands OF votes for honest government hereafter
those who exercise the suffrage could hear these crea
lures tell the citys nfamy, could hear Fullgraf say
we all knowed that was to pull together only for
business and not politics" or Duffy with his red
bOated, base face saying, "Jaehne called US ovea
an he says says he, We must all git together says
he an form a combine" II Is enough 10 make
decent sick to hear the utterly way
these rascas canvassed the respective merits o.
keenan, and MolOney as the stake holder. Fullgran
tells the tale: McCabe he wanted MoOney. He SAID
MolOney was tho best man and kRew du aOoat me~
things HARM been so long in the Board"
allow long !" asked Mr.. Nlco'l.
about twenty years, think. sir"
Heavens and earth Have these things been gong
on twenty years, while easy going, eoodDatured
NewYork slept and ate and worked, and let itself be
robbed with never word ct protest s mere any
limit to what the people will stand viii they ever
rise in the majesty Ut their selfrespect and burr these
have crept aud which have grown infectious with then